People
Zoological Veterinarian
Noha focuses on the care and treatment of injured native wildlife at the Cornell University Janet L. Swanson Wildlife Hospital and at various zoological collections around the state. She conducts research and teaches zoological medicine to veterinary students and residents.
Wildlife Ecologist
Shirley’s focus is on wildlife health and conservation in large, transboundary landscapes. She works with a diverse range of partners in southern Africa to develop and apply solutions to land-use conflict at the interface of wildlife, livestock, and rural livelihoods.
Disease Ecologist
Ana investigates the interplay between pathogens, hosts, and their environments to inform the design and implementation of targeted, nimble strategies for prevention, preparedness, and control of infectious diseases across scales.
Veterinary Toxicologist
Karyn works on improving our understanding of the human, animal and environmental relationship, the socioeconomic drivers of human-wildlife conflict and wildlife poisoning, and the impact of environmental contaminants in animals and the food chain.
Wildlife Veterinarian & Biologist
As both a wildlife veterinarian and biologist, Jenny has a broad interest in free-ranging wildlife health and disease, with a particular focus on pathology, infectious disease, and the interface of human and wildlife health.
Wildlife Veterinarian & Affiliated Graduate Student
Jess focuses on wild carnivore health, with a particular interest in large felids. She is currently pursuing her PhD, investigating the health and management of leopards captured in response to human-wildlife conflict in Nepal.
Communications Assistant (Part-Time)
Christine is a communications specialist and nature photographer who is passionate about the outdoors and dedicated to raising public awareness about the importance of conserving wildlife and wild places.
Postdoctoral Affiliate
Marie is a disease ecologist and postdoctoral researcher focused on exploring the relationships between the composition and health of ecosystems.
Wildlife Pathologist
Elizabeth enjoys working with all species and is particularly interested in the comparative aspects of disease pathogenesis and diagnosis. Her major research and diagnostic interests involve diseases of avian and non-domestic animals, particularly those of free-ranging wildlife.
Wildlife Veterinarian
Elizabeth has been a wildlife and zoo veterinarian since 1999, and is focused on improving understanding of wildlife disease ecology through surveillance and research, with the goal of protecting and sustaining healthy native wildlife populations in New York State.